Mound F, Harappa
An overview of the area on Mound F as seen from the city wall on Mound AB.
Excavated Ancient Indus Civilization platforms.
Lower Town: HR Area mud brick platforms
The foundations of many houses were constructed on top of massive mud brick platforms such as this one eroding from the edge of the mound along the major east-west street dividing HR and VS areas.
Stone architecture below mud-brick platform
Section IA, planum 1: stone architecture below mud-brick platform (Niai Buthi).
L Area
Some buildings in L area are constructed on top of a massive mud brick platform that can be seen here as grey-olive mud brick below the eroding red fired bricks.
Large Courtyard with mud brick filling, DK-G Area
This large room or courtyard was filled with a solid mud brick platform that was almost entirely excavated to investigate the underlying room.
Well preserved ancient Indus living floors
Continued excavations in 2000 focused on the northern area of Trench 43. Here too were found fallen walls and well preserved living floors. Note the Period 3C circular platform in the background at a considerably lower level.
Circular platform and the "Granary" area , Harappa
Overview of Trench 43 in 2000 looking north, showing the HARP-exposed circular platform in the foreground and the "granary" area in the background. Note the wall voids to the west, south, and east of the circular platform (see also image 86)
Mound F, looking towards Mound AB
The so-called circular working platform area and workmen's quarters are seen in the mid-ground.
Circular platform
In 1998, the circular platform first exposed by Sir Mortimer Wheeler in 1946 was re-exposed and the area around the platform was expanded to reveal the presence of the room in which it was enclosed.
New circular platform
To the west of Wheeler's circular platform a new platform was discovered. This platform was excavated using modern stratigraphic procedures and detailed documentation.